Security Tips

Updated: 2017-10-11

Protect your Twitch Credentials

You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Twitch account. Protect your password, stream key and other access tokens. You should use a unique passphrase that is not used on any other website and is changed regularly. A password manager can make this easy to manage.

Twitch staff and Twitch customer support will never ask for your account password or stream key. You can change your account password in your Account Security Settings.

Review Connected Applications

Twitch connections enable other services to interact with your Twitch account. You should review these connections regularly and be aware of the access that these services have to your account on the Account Connections page. If you identify connected services that you are not familiar with, you should remove them and change your account password.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

Twitch strongly recommends two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect your account from unauthorized logins. 2FA requires two different methods of verification to log in to your Twitch account: your password and your mobile phone. If your password is compromised, your account will be inaccessible without the unique code sent to your phone.